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The Casado Plate

How to make this delicious traditional Costa Rican lunch at home

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Rebecca Blackwell
Jun 06, 2025
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The traditional Costa Rican lunch is called Casado and you will find it everywhere across the entire country. It comes in many variations but is always built around rice and beans. Casado means “married” and I loved learning this because the meal really is a marriage of traditional Costa Rican flavors.

The components of a typical casado plate include:

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